Myotis atacamensis (Lataste, 1892) . Actes Soc. Sci. Chile, 1:80.

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Antofogasta, San Pedro de Atacama .

DISTRIBUTION: S Peru, N Chile.

SYNONYMS: nicholsoni.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Selysius . Listed as a subspecies of chiloensis by Cabrera (1958:99). Includes nicholsoni; see LaVal (1973a:18-20).